Voters in 11 States Set to Pick Governors
Candidates Promise to Raise Reacher Pay, Revise Test Systems
A battle over whether Utah should pay for vouchers to help students cover the cost of tuition at private schools is dividing the two candidates for governor in the Beehive State.
While candidates in 10 other states debate teacher salaries and test requirements, vouchers could be the make-or-break issue for Democrat Scott Matheson Jr. and Republican Jon Huntsman Jr. The candidates are seeking the seat held by Gov. Olene S. Walker, who was blocked from even running in the state’s GOP primary for the nomination to keep her job, in part because of her veto earlier this year of a voucher program for special-needs students. ( "Utah Passes Special Education Voucher Bill," March 17, 2004.)
“Education is one of the defining issues here,” said Elisa Clements Peterson, the executive director of the Parents for Choice in Education Political Action Committee, a group pushing for vouchers and tuition tax credits. “There aren’t a lot of other issues where the candidates diverge so...
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